busy"The Erasure of Unemployment"
The loss of a job is
also the loss of self --
tossed away, discarded,
abandoned on a shelf.
Nothing is left secure,
and nothing still feels safe --
not home or friends or food --
those losses have to chafe.
It is no small thing when
jobs define who we are --
losing one's the worst thing
that can happen, by far.
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Notes:
Unemployment shuts people out of society and ravages their sense of self-worth. There are tips for maintaining self-esteem during unemployment.
